Bad news, luxury car fans - <a title="Audi Ditches Plans to Sell Electric Supercar" href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/10/audi-r8-etron-dead/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+wiredautopia+%28Wired:+Blog+-+Autopia%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Wired</a> just confirmed Audi has scrapped its plans to sell the all-electric <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/audi-e-tron/">R8 e-tron coupe</a>. Sources at the company cited shortcomings in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/battery/">battery technology</a> and differing priorities from Audi's new head of research and development.
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Three years ago at the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/frankfurt-motor-show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a>, Audi announced its intentions to put the R8 e-tron concept car into production within the next four years....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/audi-scraps-plans-to-sell-its-r8-e-tron-electric-car/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Audi R8 e-tron

Bad news, luxury car fans - <a title="Audi Ditches Plans to Sell Electric Supercar" href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/10/audi-r8-etron-dead/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+wiredautopia+%28Wired:+Blog+-+Autopia%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Wired</a> just confirmed Audi has scrapped its plans to sell the all-electric <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/audi-e-tron/">R8 e-tron coupe</a>. Sources at the company cited shortcomings in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/battery/">battery technology</a> and differing priorities from Audi's new head of research and development.
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Three years ago at the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/frankfurt-motor-show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a>, Audi announced its intentions to put the R8 e-tron concept car into production within the next four years....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/audi-scraps-plans-to-sell-its-r8-e-tron-electric-car/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Audi R8 e-tron in Le Mans

Bad news, luxury car fans - <a title="Audi Ditches Plans to Sell Electric Supercar" href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/10/audi-r8-etron-dead/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+wiredautopia+%28Wired:+Blog+-+Autopia%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Wired</a> just confirmed Audi has scrapped its plans to sell the all-electric <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/audi-e-tron/">R8 e-tron coupe</a>. Sources at the company cited shortcomings in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/battery/">battery technology</a> and differing priorities from Audi's new head of research and development.
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Three years ago at the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/frankfurt-motor-show/">Frankfurt Motor Show</a>, Audi announced its intentions to put the R8 e-tron concept car into production within the next four years....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/audi-scraps-plans-to-sell-its-r8-e-tron-electric-car/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Audi R8 E-Tron

Bad news, luxury car fans - Wired just confirmed Audi has scrapped its plans to sell the all-electric R8 e-tron coupe. Sources at the company cited shortcomings in battery technology and differing priorities from Audi's new head of research and development.
Three years ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi announced its intentions to put the R8 e-tron concept car into production within the next four years....